A First War Cef 40Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Knight - Silver gilt and

Knight  - Silver gilt and enamels

escaping relatively unscathed

mounted to a six-sided brass suspension with pinback)

Very scarce in aluminum

A First War Cef 40Th Infantry Battalion "Nova Scotia Battalion" Cap Badge Auction Knight - Silver gilt andCanada; Browning copper, unmarked, lacquered, 35. 7 mm x 38 mm, both prongs intact, contact marks, very fine. The Battalion was raised in Nova Scotia, under the authority of G. O. 86, July 1st 1915, with mobilization headquarters at Halifax (Aldershot). The Battalion left Canada on October 8, 1915 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A. Vincent with a strength of 45 officers and 1,090 other ranks. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into the